युक्तयज्ञोपवीताङ्गं धवलप्रोन्नतभ्रुवम् । अनन्तं विस्मयं चाऽन्तःप्रयच्छन्तमिवेक्षितुः ॥ २३ ॥
yuktayajñōpavītāṅgaṁ dhavalaprōnnatabhruvam | anantaṁ vismayaṁ cā’ntaḥprayacchantamivēkṣituḥ || 23 ||
Translation
his body bearing the sacred thread, his eyebrows white and high, as if pouring endless wonder into the heart of whoever saw him.
Word by word
- yukta
- bearing
- yajñōpavīta
- the sacred thread
- aṅgaṁ
- his body
- dhavala
- white
- prōnnata
- and high
- bhruvam
- his eyebrows
- anantaṁ
- endless
- vismayaṁ
- wonder
- ca
- and
- antaḥ
- into the heart
- prayacchantam
- pouring
- iva
- as if
- īkṣituḥ
- of whoever saw him
Meaning
The description ends with its effect on the onlooker: wonder.